Echoes of oppression, extraction, and the colonial project linger in a cool evening breeze. The commonplace turns into energetic resilience, defying historical forces through everyday ritual. These films illustrate kaleidoscopic power dynamics and the mundanity of oppression, inviting us to question the way histories are recorded.
Using the photo archives of the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this project follows a wandering groundskeeper and an unseen companion as they travel across the site in a not-so-distant future. They search for signals that can answer the question: "Who thought of putting a garden outside the forest?" Disoriented by an unstable landscape, the question is addressed cryptically through an encounter with a pine tree that sheds light on the history of the land.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- CountryUnited States, Mexico
- DirectorAlan Fernando Medina
Echoes of oppression, extraction, and the colonial project linger in a cool evening breeze. The commonplace turns into energetic resilience, defying historical forces through everyday ritual. These films illustrate kaleidoscopic power dynamics and the mundanity of oppression, inviting us to question the way histories are recorded.
Using the photo archives of the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this project follows a wandering groundskeeper and an unseen companion as they travel across the site in a not-so-distant future. They search for signals that can answer the question: "Who thought of putting a garden outside the forest?" Disoriented by an unstable landscape, the question is addressed cryptically through an encounter with a pine tree that sheds light on the history of the land.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- CountryUnited States, Mexico
- DirectorAlan Fernando Medina